The Oilsands Cancer Story Part 1: John O’Connor and the Dawn of a New Oilsands Era
Jul 26, 2014, 2:21 pm By Carol Linnitt
This is the first installment of a three-part series on Dr. John O'Connor, the family physician to…Just In Time For Midterms, Congress Kissing Up To Dirty Energy
Jul 26, 2014, 11:00 am By Farron Cousins
Congress has less than a week left to finish delivering promises for their donors before they head…States Led By Climate Deniers Stand To Gain The Most From New EPA Carbon Rule
Jul 25, 2014, 4:00 pm By Mike G
A rising tide lifts all boats — even boats that, contrary to all evidence, openly doubt the moon's…Australian Press Watchdog Criticises Climate Report From Rupert Murdoch's Flagship Newspaper
Jul 24, 2014, 9:15 pm By Graham Readfearn
The headline on The Australian newspaper’s story about a leak of a major United Nations climate…After Rancher's Death, Calls for Fracking Health Study Grow Stronger
Jul 24, 2014, 12:48 pm By Sharon Kelly
Last month, Terry Greenwood, a Pennsylvania farmer whose water had been contaminated by fracking…Not Just the Atlantic: Obama Leasing Millions of Gulf Acres for Offshore Drilling
Jul 23, 2014, 5:16 pm By Steve Horn
Deploying the age-old “Friday news dump,” President Barack Obama's Interior Department gave the…Obama Administration Releases Weak Proposed Rules On Crude By Rail After Industry Lobbying Blitz
Jul 23, 2014, 1:51 pm By Justin Mikulka
The Department of Transportation released its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking today for the…Pennsylvania Environmental Regulators Flunk State's Own Shale Gas Audit
Jul 23, 2014, 12:08 pm By Sharon Kelly
In January 2013, Pennsylvania's auditor general announced that he would conduct an investigation…BNSF Nears Shift To One-Member Crews, Possibly Even on Dangerous Oil Trains
1:55pm By Guest
For decades, the U.S. railroad industry has successfully shed labor costs by shifting to smaller and…Maine Residents Fight American Petroleum Institute Lobbyists Over Ban on Tar Sands Shipments
Mon 5:26pm By Justin Mikulka
Portland, Maine, has become the latest battleground in the fight against tar sands oil, with local…California Orders Emergency Shutdown Of Fracking Wastewater Injection Sites Over Fears of Contaminated Aquifers
Mon 5:07pm By Mike G
California officials ordered an emergency shutdown of 11 oil and gas waste injection sites in Kern…Exclusive: E-mails Reveal Feds and Rail Companies Pressured States to Keep Oil-by-Rail Information Secret
Mon 11:13am By Justin Mikulka
Documents released to DeSmogBlog by the Washington State Military Department reveal that both the…Climate Failure: U.S. Passes Saudi Arabia As World’s Largest Oil Producer
Jul 19, 2014, 11:07 am By Don Lieber
Is President Obama’s “all of the above” energy policy a success? Or a climate failure? A…U.S. Joins Canada and Oil Industry's Lobbying Offensive To Keep Europe Open to Oilsands Imports
Jul 18, 2014, 2:55 pm By Derek Leahy
For five long years the federal government and the oil industry have lobbied against the European…Oklahoma Earthquake Swarm Spurs Fracking Wastewater Disposal Debate
Jul 17, 2014, 5:36 pm By Sharon Kelly
Last weekend, a swarm of seven earthquakes in just 14 hours between Saturday evening and Sunday…The Earth Hasn't Stopped Warming, Hate to Say It
Jul 16, 2014, 7:38 pm By Kevin Grandia
I wish it were true, but the earth is not cooling and there remains an upward curve in the…Breaking: Denton City Council Rejects Fracking Ban: Referendum Will Be on November Ballot
Jul 16, 2014, 4:26 am By Julie Dermansky
The failure of the Denton city council to pass a fracking ban in Denton, Texas, after a meeting that…CNBC Again? Marshall Institute Chairman Brings Hitler Into Climate Conversation
Jul 15, 2014, 9:08 pm By Kevin Grandia
In a live interview on CNBC, William Happer, chairman of the Marshall Institute, stated that the…New Map Shows Dramatic Time Lapse of Tar Sands Deforestation
Jul 15, 2014, 6:53 pm By Kevin Grandia
A time-lapsed map released today by the World Resources Institute using satellite imagery from…Decision on Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain Oil Pipeline Delayed Until After Next Federal Election
Jul 15, 2014, 6:09 pm By Emma Gilchrist
Canada's National Energy Board (NEB) announced today that it is stopping the clock on the review of…
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